June July 2011 IO Newsletter for Offer Holders

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Undergraduate international students who wish to be eligible for the

first year guarantee of a room in College accommodation must submit

their accommodation application by Friday 29 July 2011 and have metall the conditions of their academic offer of a place to study by Friday

26 August. They must also intend to spend the whole academic year 

at Imperial. The Student Accommodation Centre is a useful resource

for students who need to find non-College accommodation. 

For other accommodation enquiries, please email

[email protected]

The International Office staff are here to help and support you throughout your studies at Imperial. They are able to assist and advise on a wide range of student-related visa, immigration and welfare issues.

The International Office website has lots of useful information for International

Students, but if you can’t find an answer to your question on the website please

email us [email protected] and we will do our best to help.

When you arrive in the UK, you’ll also be able to visit the International Office inperson with your queries - we offer both drop-in sessions (for students with quick

questions) and appointments with visa advisors (for more complex issues).

About the International Office

Most non-European students will need to apply for a Tier 4 student visa for their 

course as soon as their CAS number has been issued by the College Registry.

This will happen soon after you meet the conditions of your offer. For guidance on

immigration matters, see our International Office Visa webpage and (if you are

overseas) the UK Border Agency webpage. 

Guidance notes and application forms for student visa applications can be

downloaded directly from the UK Border Agency website or from our  website. If 

you are applying outside the UK, please see our  new interactive guide tocompleting the application

Some countries may have online versions of these forms – check with your local British Embassy / UK Visa

Application Centre.

Immigration

You are receiving this newsletter because you are holding an offer of a place

at Imperial College London and have been identified as either a non-British

national or a British national who has been living overseas. We hope that in

this newsletter you will find the answers to some of your questions about

coming to study at Imperial and what to do next.

Inside this issue:

About the

International Office

College Registry

Information for 

Exchange / Erasmus

Students

Tuition Fees

Accommodation

Immigration

Healthcare and

Vaccinations

Health Insurance

Bank Accounts

Arrival in the UK

Virtual Campus Tour 

Useful Links

Accommodation

Healthcare and Vaccinations

International Office

June / July 2011

Please note: The International Office will remain open throughout the summer -

we do not close at the end of term

Newsletter for Offer 

Holders

College Registry

The Registry Admissions Teams are responsible the processing of allapplications to Imperial College. Please contact your Admissions Team

directly if you have any questions about your application, your CAS number ,

or - for conditional offer holders - when your exam results become available .

The College Registry will send out an email to all applicants in August with more

information about how to complete registration for the upcoming academic year.

Tuition Fees

The preferred method of payment of 

accommodation or tuition fees is online. A

number of local currencies are accepted for 

online payments. If you have any questions

about any tuition fee related issues, such as the

amount of fees payable, how or when to pay

your tu i t ion fees , p lease emai l

[email protected]

Your fee rate has been assessed in accordancewith UK government guidelines (see UKCISA

web page). If you have a query about your 

assessment, please refer to this webpage. 

New Exchange and Erasmus Students will receive

orientation information from the College Registry

(Adrian Hawksworth) by email in early September to

guide them through the range of information on the

College web pages and introduce them to the

Imperial College Union Erasmus Club which helps

with welcoming exchange students to Imperial

College. This will be in addition to any informationprovided by the host academic department. Urgent

q u e s t i o n s c a n b e e m a i l e d t o

[email protected]

Information for Exchange

and Erasmus Students

Health Insurance

Students from a small number of African and Asian

countries are required to be screened (by chest X-ray)

for tuberculosis before applying for their visas. Check

this UK Border Agency webpage to see if this applies to

you. Please also bring your screening certificate in your 

hand luggage when you travel to the UK.

The College Health Centre recommends immunisations

against mumps and meningococcal meningitis. If 

possible, you should arrange to start these

immunisations before coming to the UK, in order to be

protected from the start of your programme. The

vaccines are also available on campus at the beginning

of the academic year, for any students who have

difficulty in obtaining them overseas.

If your course lasts for more than six

months, you and your immediate family are

eligible for health care under the National

Health Service (NHS). Consultations with a

doctor (GP) and emergency treatment are

free of charge. However you will have to

pay standard NHS charges for medication,

spectacles and dental care.

If you are here for less than six months and

are from a non-EEA country, you are

advised to take out medical insurance, as

you will only be entitled to emergency

treatment if your home country has a

reciprocal agreement with the UK.

Bank Accounts

Arrival in the UK

Virtual Campus Tour 

Useful Links

One of the main things new students ask us about is how to open a UK bank account . A number of banks

offer the possibility of opening an account before you travel to the UK, which we strongly recommend.Please see the ’Opening a Bank Account’ section of our website for more information.

If you do not open an account before you travel you should be aware that it may take a couple of weeks for 

you to open a bank account in the UK, so remember to bring sufficient funds for essential purchases in

your first few weeks.

The International Office will host a range of events as part of the ImperialCollege orientation programme for International Students.

Our main event is the International Students’ Welcome on Sunday 2nd October,

which will include an introduction to College life and key College staff as well as

the opportunity to meet and talk to fellow students.

We will also be hosting an International Students’ Welcome Desk in the main

reception area the week before term begins, as well as a series of Early Bird

orientation workshops, all designed to help you settle in at Imperial. Full details

of these will be posted on our website soon.

If friends or family are coming to the UK to help you settle in. or visiting at any

point during your stay, you might also want to arrange accommodation for 

them. Our Conference and Events department may be able to assist you.

If you want to start familiarising yourself with the local area before you arrive in

the UK , take a look at our interactive map of the South Kensington campus.

Imperial College welcome website for New Students

List of Term dates

International Office Pre-Arrival information 

Pre-departure briefings in your country (details will be added as we hear 

about events )

Arrivals checklist (includes details of how to pay tuition fees)

More information about the Student Hub - the College’s collection of 

student support services

Imperial College Student Union website

UKCISA information sheets for international students

Useful contacts around the College

International Office

Imperial College London

Room 164

Level 1

Sherfield Building

South Kensington Campus

London

SW7 2AZ

[email protected]